# Swimming at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

The 'swimming events of the 1998 Commonwealth Games' were held at the National Aquatics Centre at the National Sports Complex, Malaysia from 12–17 September 1998.

## Medalists
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Mark Foster England | 22.58 | Brendon Dedekind South Africa | 22.70 | Michael Klim Australia | 22.86 |
| 100 m freestyle | Michael Klim Australia | 49.43 | Chris Fydler Australia | 49.51 | Gavin Meadows England | 50.14 |
| 200 m freestyle | Ian Thorpe Australia | 1:46.70 CR, OC | Michael Klim Australia | 1:48.05 | Daniel Kowalski Australia | 1:48.26 |
| 400 m freestyle | Ian Thorpe Australia | 3:44.35 GR | Grant Hackett Australia | 3:44.88 | Daniel Kowalski Australia | 3:48.91 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Grant Hackett Australia | 14:50.92 | Ryk Neethling South Africa | 15:02.88 | Kieren Perkins Australia | 15:03.00 |
| 100 m backstroke | Mark Versfeld Canada | 55.52 | Josh Watson Australia | 55.92 | Chris Renaud Canada | 55.99 |
| 200 m backstroke | Mark Versfeld Canada | 1:59.67 | Adrian Radley Australia | 2:01.41 | Greg Hamm Canada | 2:01.47 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Simon Cowley Australia | 1:02.00 | Phil Rogers Australia | 1:02.46 | Darren Mew England | 1:02.52 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Simon Cowley Australia | 2:13.13 | Ryan Mitchell Australia | 2:13.20 | Adam Whitehead England | 2:14.44 |
| 100 m butterfly | Geoff Huegill Australia | 52.81 | Adam Pine Australia | 53.09 | Michael Klim Australia | 53.50 |
| 200 m butterfly | James Hickman England | 1:57.11 | William Kirby Australia | 1:59.57 | Stephen Parry England | 1:59.63 |
| 200 m individual medley | Matthew Dunn Australia | 2:00.26 | James Hickman England | 2:01.87 | Robert van der Zant Australia | 2:02.73 |
| 400 m individual medley | Trent Steed Australia | 4:19.89 | James Hickman England | 4:20.17 | Zane King Australia | 4:23.20 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Australia Ashley Callus Chris Fydler Ian Thorpe Michael Klim | 3:17.83 GR | Canada Craig Hutchison Garret Pulle Robbie Taylor Stephen Clarke | 3:21.27 NR | England Anthony Howard Gavin Meadows Mark Stevens Nicholas Shackell | 3:22.13 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Australia Ian Thorpe (1:47.48) Daniel Kowalski (1:47.81) Matthew Dunn (1:49.15) Michael Klim (1:47.42) | 7:11.86 WR | England Andrew Clayton Gavin Meadows James Salter Mark Stevens | 7:23.83 | New Zealand Danyon Loader John Davis Scott Cameron Trent Bray | 7:24.52 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Australia Josh Watson Geoff Huegill Simon Cowley Michael Klim Adrian Radley (heat) Chris Fydler (heat) | 3:38.52 GR | England Darren Mew Gavin Meadows James Hickman Martin Harris Neil Willey Nicholas Shackell Richard Maden | 3:40.73 NR | Canada Andrew Chan Chris Sawbridge Craig Hutchinson Garret Pulle Jason Flint Mark Versfeld Shamek Pietucha Stephen Clarke | 3:42.74 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Sue Rolph England | 25.82 | Alison Sheppard Scotland | 25.92 | Toni Jeffs New Zealand | 26.07 |
| 100 m freestyle | Sue Rolph England | 55.17 | Susie O'Neill Australia | 55.58 OC | Rebecca Creedy Australia | 56.07 |
| 200 m freestyle | Susie O'Neill Australia | 2:00.24 | Karen Pickering England | 2:01.19 | Jessica Deglau Canada | 2:01.59 |
| 400 m freestyle | Susie O'Neill Australia | 4:12.39 | Vicky Horner England | 4:12.56 | Joanne Malar Canada | 4:13.91 |
| 800 m freestyle details | Rachel Harris Australia | 8:42.23 | Joanne Malar Canada | 8:43.96 | Sarah Collings England | 8:45.56 |
| 100 m backstroke | Giaan Rooney Australia | 1:02.43 | Kelly Stefanyshyn Canada | 1:02.81 | Meredith Smith Australia | 1:03.19 |
| 200 m backstroke | Katy Sexton England | 2:13.18 | Meredith Smith Australia | 2:13.19 | Helen Don-Duncan England | 2:13.50 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Helen Denman Australia | 1:08.71 | Samantha Riley Australia | 1:09.08 | Lauren van Oosten Canada | 1:09.11 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Samantha Riley Australia | 2:27.30 | Courtenay Chuy Canada | 2:29.23 | Lauren van Oosten Canada | 2:29.58 |
| 100 m butterfly | Petria Thomas Australia | 59.42 | Susie O'Neill Australia | 59.61 | Kathryn Godfrey Australia | 1:00.14 |
| 200 m butterfly | Susie O'Neill Australia | 2:06.60 CR, OC | Petria Thomas Australia | 2:10.42 | Jessica Deglau Canada | 2:11.67 |
| 200 m individual medley | Marianne Limpert Canada | 2:15.05 | Joanne Malar Canada | 2:15.28 | Sue Rolph England | 2:15.39 |
| 400 m individual medley | Joanne Malar Canada | 4:43.74 | Elizabeth Warden Canada | 4:47.69 | Jennifer Reilly Australia | 4:48.43 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Australia Lori Munz Rebecca Creedy Sarah Ryan Susie O'Neill | 3:42.61 CR, OC | England Claire Huddart Karen Legg Karen Pickering Sue Rolph | 3:43.20 NR | Canada Jessica Deglau Laura Nicholls Marianne Limpert Nicole Davey | 3:45.48 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay details | Australia Anna Windsor Julia Greville Lori Munz Susie O'Neill | 8:03.73 CR, OC | England Claire Huddart Karen Legg Karen Pickering Lyndsey Cooper | 8:10.09 | Canada Andrea Schwartz Jessica Deglau Joanne Malar Laura Nicholls | 8:11.84 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Australia Giaan Rooney Helen Denman Petria Thomas Susie O'Neill | 4:06.36 GR | Canada Kelly Stefanyshyn Lauren van Oosten Marianne Limpert Sara Alroubaie | 4:09.52 | England Caroline Foot Jaime King Sarah Price Sue Rolph | 4:13.96 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 23 | 15 | 11 | 49 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 |